Africa

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France-24 Observers expose Burundi atrocities fraud

A France 3-Evening 3 newscaster apologizing for the program’s broadcast of a video falsely attributing atrocities to Burundian security forces The argument over atrocities ...

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Trumpism: The Hate That Hate Begat, Or Chickens Coming Home To Roost

Donald Trump — making the world a more dangerous place with words [Global Perspective] The colonial climate that followed the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 ...

RWANDA: REFERENDUM TO ENTRENCH THE REPRESSIVE REGIME OF GENERAL PAUL KAGAME SPELLS DISASTER

FDU-Inkingi Party spokesman Joseph Bukeye, Rwandan opposition spokesman addressed his FDU-Inkingi Party’s convention earlier this year.  In the background is a picture of Victoire ...

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CHINA WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT AFRICA-CHINA CONFAB IN JO-BURG

Nov. 7 (GIN) – At the recently concluded Forum on Africa and China Cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to be everywhere – shaking ...

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WORLD BANK UNVEILS AMBITIOUS CLIMATE BUSINESS PLAN FOR AFRICA

Nov. 30 (GIN) “Africans had the least responsibility for putting carbon in the air and yet they’re feeling the brunt of climate change.” That ...

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OBAMA SINGLES OUT BURUNDI, AMIDST AFRICAN PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION STRUGGLES

US President Barack Obama and Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza Presidential succession struggles continue in many nations on the African continent, including the vastly resource ...

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Ford Foundation’s New Outlook: Breaking the scourge of inequality

Darren Walker [Global Development: Commentary] As I begin my third year at the Ford Foundation’s helm, I am reminded of how privileged I am—and ...

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Q and A With Alex Perry Author of “THE RIFT — A New Africa Breaks Free”

[Books] Q: When we think of celebrities and aid groups like the United Nations donating millions of dollars to countries in Africa, we don’t ...

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From South Central to South Africa and back again…

After visiting South Africa for the first time this month, I have come back believing the trip is one of the most important for ...

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Excellence Through Scholarship: Theme Of AAI Gala 2015

Hage Geingob During the United Nations General Assembly, The Africa-America Institute will host its Future Leaders Legacy Fund Awards Gala — one of the ...